Manage and execute trades for leveraged ETFs across equities, options, and swaps; handle trade allocation, settlement, and reconciliation; use Bloomberg and institutional platforms; collaborate with prime brokers, market makers, portfolio managers, and operations to optimize execution and fund performance; analyze markets and improve trading processes while ensuring accuracy and regulatory adherence.
The Tidal Financial Group is a leading ETF investment technology platform dedicated to creating, operating, and growing ETFs. We combine expertise and innovative partnership approaches to offer comprehensive, value-generating ETF solutions.
Our platform offers best-in-class strategic guidance, product planning, trust and fund services, legal support, operations support, marketing and research, and sales and distribution services.
About the role
We are seeking a skilled Leverage Trading Associate responsible for the implementation and management of various leveraged Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF). This role requires a deep understanding of financial markets, strong analytical skills, and an ability to manage portfolios within a fast-paced environment. The ETF Portfolio Management team provides portfolio management and execution services for ETF issuers. This position will closely be involved with day-to-day portfolio management functions of leveraged ETFs.
The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of equities, options, and other derivatives. This role requires using Bloomberg and other institutional trading platforms. A background in financial services and back/middle office operations is preferred.
What you'll do
- Execute and manage trades across equities, options, and swaps.
- Execute day-to-day duties in the operations of the Trading Team, including but not limited to trade allocation, position settlement, and reconciliation of all trading.
- Utilize Bloomberg or other institutional trading platforms for efficient trade execution.
- Working closely with Prime Brokers and Market Makers to ensure trading best execution and fund efficiencies.
- Stay updated with market trends, economic developments, and trading strategies.
- Accountable for performance and adherence to fund objectives and delivering superior returns against direct competitors.
- Strong familiarity with Microsoft Excel and other Office applications.
- Partner with Investment/Portfolio Management team to continually improve and enhance the trading process and procedures.
- Work closely with our Operations Team to understand their needs and to build solutions that enable them to execute transactions and other operational processes effectively.
- A relentless focus on quality and ability to produce accurate information independently without extensive support/QA from others.
- Continually analyzing, reviewing and improving our operations and service as the trading business evolves.
- The individual will be expected to interact and build strong relationships with stakeholders.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree, preferably business or quantitative discipline related, or relevant experience.
- Minimum 3+ years of experience (or more) in trading equities, options, and fixed income, with a strong emphasis on option trading.
- Institutional/RIA trading experience.
- Proficiency with Bloomberg or similar institutional trading platforms.
- Strong understanding of financial markets and trading strategies.
- Excellent communication and customer service skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
- Demonstrated history of solving complex problems.
- Proficient with MS Office Suite.
- Very high level of competency in Excel.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with trading platforms, order management systems (OMS), and post-trade processing.
- Proximity to Chicago and New York preferred
- Experience working for a firm that manages 40 Act products.
- Familiarity with regulatory requirements related to trading activities.
- Experience working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
We are prioritizing candidates who are located within proximity to Chicago, IL; New York, NY, Milwaukee, WI, and Omaha, NE.
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